The town of Pettus woke to news that Aaron Warrix, 53, a shuttle car operator, died after a rock struck him Thursday evening at the Horse Creek Eagle Mine in Raleigh County. He was taken from the mine but died later that night, leaving family, coworkers and neighbors reeling. Warrix lived in Chapmanville and had … Read more
Ryan Jennings waded into the Atlantic to pull two children from a rip current and never came back. Friends say he died trying to save lives — leaving behind his pregnant wife, Emily, and three young children. A GoFundMe titled “Support for Emily Jennings & family” was started to help cover daily needs while Emily … Read more
A Fort Myers gas station clerk stepped outside her Chevron store on a normal morning and never made it back in. She got hit with a hammer in a sudden attack right there on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The woman died from her injuries, and now her two teenage daughters have to face … Read more
In Jackson Heights early Wednesday, 18‑year‑old Keyriana Jimenez Rodriguez was found dead in her apartment with multiple gunshot wounds. Police arrived shortly after 1:45 a.m. to a 911 call reporting shots fired and discovered her inside a building on 84th Street near 34th Avenue. Her injuries to the head, torso and abdomen were fatal. She … Read more
Dalana Charlot, 41, a warm and generous woman known to friends and family in Lafayette Parish, was found dead in her Carencro driveway late Wednesday night. Deputies say her estranged boyfriend, 33‑year‑old Raylon Wiltz, shot her before turning the gun on himself. Charlot died at the scene and Wiltz later died at a hospital, leaving … Read more
